President Harding on Shanthi captives and Chinese response
President Harding says the administration will not intervene in the Shanthi bandit captives unless necessary to protect US citizens. He notes no government should bear blame for others actions and warns China may face consequences if bandits kill captives. Also discusses federal aid for highways under state control and urges July 28 constitutional amendment vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Peking
Washington Administration
Vehking
Offerimar Ano
China
Laredo
San Antonio
Cader
Webh
Iahoany
State Highways Proposal Seeks Texas Road System
The article argues for a constitutional amendment to allow the state to build and maintain a unified highway system under state control. It criticizes the current county driven network for inconsistency and danger and urges a coordinated plan to ensure reliable stretches and safe travel across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mchang
Onions Near End as Laredo Shipments Dwindle
Bermuda onion shipments from Laredo are nearly finished with only a few carloads left. Last night one car moved via the 1 & GG line, bringing total Laredo district shipments to 852 carloads. Farmers shift attention to cotton, though Webb county crops across the region suffer with late picking and variable yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Webh
Aguilares
Webb County
National fete day and historical anniversaries marked
Today marks Romania’s national fete day and the 125th birth anniversary of poet Thomas Hoorl. It also notes the Northwest Mounted Police's 125th year since its creation four hundred twenty five years ago Savonarola was burnt in Florence. The United Presbyterian Church meets in Buffalo and the Northern Baptist Convention opens in Atlantic City to discuss future policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Thomas Hoorl
Northwest Mounted Police
Canada
Savonarola
Florence
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
North America
Buffalo
Northern Baptist Convention
Atlantic City
Forrester Plans Deep Cable Rig Drilling At Nye Farm
The Forrester interests prepare a large cable rig at Nye farm northwest of Laredo to drill Forrest er No 1 beyond 4000 feet if needed. Experts redeploy Ber Teix gear and expect big oil or gas production as rotary rig supports Forrest er No 2. Driller Hodges remains on site as operations resume toward 2500 feet depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vite Engaieed de Cie
Sate
Forreserve
Nye
Tte
Laredo
Onstathog de Huge Ciule
Forrester
Bor‘Pex
Farias
Ogden Jones
Hodges
Real Buy Furnished bungalow near car line
For quick sale a modern live titled furnished bungalow on Hicights two blocks from the car line in a good neighborhood is offered for 4750 dollars. Terms available to the first come, first served. Guinn Perkins contact phone 663. fh 23-4t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicights
HALY
Guinn & Perkins
Texas Mexican Oil & Refining Company Notice of Annual Meeting
Notice to stockholders announces the annual meeting at the Laredo Texas office in May 1923 at 4:00 PM to elect directors and conduct business. The board of directors will convene immediately after the stockholders’ adjournment. Oscar Levengierg Assistant Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Mexican Oil & Refining Company
Laredo
Texas
Muay Uth
Oscar Levuengierg Asst
Close In Home For Sale In Laredo On Best Street
Two story brick home with 14 rooms and large brick garage plus two brick servant rooms and laundry. Near Post Office on best street in Laredo on 2% corner lots with room for another residence or apartment. Price 15000 on terms NAS HAILEY 235 Joseph Bldg phone 1108. 21-3t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best Street
Laredo
Nas Hailey
Joseph
Dr Dre Andrews Sermons Draw Crowd at Rotary Club
Dre Andrews delivered sermons on For Christ's Sake and Prayer drawing a large audience. He spoke at Lions Club yesterday and planned a Rotary Club talk today as part of a series with strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dre. Andrews
Paul
Nedindle
Dr. Andrews
Lions Club
Rotary
Attractive Homes on Heights Cottage Bargain For Sale
A two room frame cottage on a corner GOx168 lot with garage and servants room priced at 4009 dollars. Owner open to part payment with a well located lot. Also a nice two room cottage on a corner GOx168 lot at 1400 dollars. HAL HAILEY at 235 Joseph Bidg. Telephone 1108.
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Hal Hailey
Joseph Bidg
Telephone 1108
Chamberlain's Liniment Said To Cure Lumbago
A Brockport New York woman reports Chamberlains Liniment cured her lumbago last summer after she was bedridden. She says the remedy relieved back pains quickly when applied while she stayed in bed. The note emphasizes rest and liniment use for rapid recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Dean
Brockport
N. Y
Chamberlain
Lundago
District Court Fast Tracks Criminal Docket
District Court moves swiftly through the criminal docket led by District Attorney John A. Wall with a string of convictions. Roy McDonald received two years in state prison for theft of an automobile and Pete Wallace was sentenced to two years for theft over $50 connected to a San Antonio burglary.
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District Court
John A. Wall
Roy McDonald
State Penitentiary
Pete Wallace
National Confectionery Co
San Antonio
Emeterio Castillo
Witneses
John L. Dannelley
Judge Mullally
W. A. Kinney
Jose Vega
W. A. Browning
Local notices and ads mirror summer hints and humor
Laredo small ads mix dining calls by Chas Soltau praising National 3 Minute Oats. Readers are invited to Baptist Church meetings and a furniture and gift shop rundown blends with oil field chatter and light jokes. Community timetables, services, plumbing, electricals, and deliveries fill page.
Notorious Laredo Burglar Escapes Jail By Rope
Antonio Corona alias Jose Flores, indicted on burglary charges, escaped from the third story of the county jail last night. He sawed through two sets of steel bars and used torn blanket rope to descend from his window, with a Mexico-bound getaway suspected. Sheriff Condren offers a reward as authorities search for the escaped inmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Corona
Jose Flores
Laredo
Mexico
Corona
Condren
Dramatic District Court Scene Delivers Continuance Plight
Emaciated Mrs. May Stratton of Hutchinson Kansas arrested near Orville with W A Kinney after a liquor haul in a Studebaker was brought to district court in a dramatic scene. Attorneys secured a continuance citing her grave illness backed by medical testimony. She will be moved to a hospital for treatment.
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May Stratton
Hutchinson
Kansas
Orville
W. A. Kinney
Studebaker
District Court Room
Cowpens For Sale Surplus at Cost by N Johnson
Small surplus for sale at cost owner N Johnson invites inquiries via phone 38. Sale notice appears in local classified section with brief contact details and item indication.
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Gale
N. Johnson
Carter Heads World’s Largest Printing Establishment
George H. Carter leads the Government Printing Office in Washington as Public Printer and a U S representative at Gothenburg’s International Congress of Master Printers next month. He began as a printer and editor in Iowa and Washington, with 5000 plus employees under his supervision. The shop sets vast daily type and prints about 1.275 billion postal cards yearly, enough to loop the world four times if laid end to end.
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George H. Carter
United States
Gothenburg
Government
Washington
Carter
Harding
LeMars
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Campaign against summer furs organized by Blue Cross Society
Springfield Massachusetts May 22 the Blue Cross Society headquartered here launches an organized campaign against summer furs with officers and directors in multiple cities. The group cites animal protection work and complicity of fur fashion in animal life destruction. Fur manufacturers warn only conservation can save fur bearing animals from extinction and Dr Henry Fairfield Osborn warns many species could be wiped out if ravages continue.
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Springfield
Mass
Blue Cross Society
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American Museum of Natural History
League of Nations drive public meeting in Washington
In Washington on May 23 a public meeting at Continental Memorial Hall promotes U S entry into the League of Nations under the League of Nations Non-Partisan Association. Promoters include Judge John H Clarke and speakers President A Lawrence Lowell Dr Linsley R Williams Grace Abbott and Royal Meeker.
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Washington, D. C
League of Nations Non-Partisan Association
John H. Clarke
Supreme Court of the United States
Continental Memorial Hall
United States
League of Nations
Clarke
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Linsley R. Williams
Grace Abbott
Children’s Bureau Department of Labor
Royal Meeker
Labor
Pennsylvania
Notable events and births from 18th to 20th centuries
A compact record lists historic dates and figures including May 22 1720 Law scheme collapse, births of Milton S Latham James B Eads, Hood, and Hood death 1845, Canton attacks 1841, Carlisle Silver debate 1895, Moldavia sinking 1918, Akron dirigible 1919. It surveys varied global incidents and biographical milestones.
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John Law
Thomas Hood
London
Milton S. Latham
Calfornia
U. S
Columbus
Ohio
New York City
James B. Eads
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Laurenceburg
Ind
Nassau
N. P
Canton
Carlisle
Memphis
United States
Moldavia
Akron
Cleveland
Notable Figures Across Professions Named in Brief Summary
John C. Walton Oklahoma governor began as locomotive engineer. Ben Tillett English labor leader cites dictionary as favorite read. W. B. Maxwell son of Victorian novelist M. E. Braddon. Paderewski may write work celebrating Poland. C. Lewis Hind spent eighteen years on landscape painting history. Admiral Robert E. Coonts slated as next fleet commander in chief. Queen Alexandra accepts watercolor by Richard Hext painted after paralysis. Charles A. Templeton Connecticut governor once worked as farm hand and janitor. J W Howay self taught artist with Royal Academy acceptance. Baroness Wentworth just divorced in London, granddaughter of Byron. Her ex-husband is grandson of Bulwer Lytton. Joseph Haag official understudy to Mayor Hylan, 43 years with NYC.
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John C. Walton
Oklahoma
Ben Tillett
W. B. Maxwell
M. E. Braddon
Paderewski
Poland
C. Lewis, Hind
Ene- Hehart
Robert E. Ceonts
Queen Alexandra
Pitt
Richard Hext
Charles A. Templeton
Connecticut
J. W. Howay
Royal Academy
London
Wentworth
Byron
Bulwer Lytton
Joseph Haag
Hylan
New York
City of
Anti Narcotic Conference Opens Under League of Nations
In Geneva on May 23 a international anti opium conference begins under the League of Nations to discuss curbing narcotic traffic. Delegates from major nations attend with the United States represented by observers led by Edwin L Neville and others. The delegation argues that suppression must start at the source where poppies are cultivated in India Turkey and Persia.
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Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations
United States
Edwin L. Neville
State Department
Washington
Charles H. Brent
Buffalo
Stephen G. Porter
Pennsylvania
Rupert Blue
United States Public Health Service
India
Turkey
Persia
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Walis
Flocal News
Chas. Soltau
South Texas
Hamilton Hotel
First Baptist Church
Rialto Theater
Gome Laredo Gosssir
Laredo Candy Company
C. O. LD
Riverside Dairy
Jas
Miss Sallee
Litcoln Street
Luling
Caldwell County
Palm Beach
Hidalgo Street
Patino & Bros
Apply Times Office
B. Juarez
Abner
Felix Hernandez
Willie
A. Stowers Furniture Co
Rayner
Merrery Pharmacy
Times
Magnolia
Dilton
Louise
Florist
Phone Crockett
Avenue C
8Th St
Lincoln Street
A. M. Wormser
Motion Picture Theatre
Fidel Cantu
Biff
Will W. Gregg
Notary Public
Corpus Christi Street
Antonio Corona Alias
Baily Lebeon
Migqtory
Oe Bellas
Money Makers
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